Guochengyi
Guochengyi is a town of Huining County, Gansu, China.[1] It consists of 11 administrative villages and 59 natural villages.[2]
Guochengyi
郭城驿镇 | |
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| Coordinates: 36.2297632°N 104.8856619°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Gansu |
| Prefecture-level city | Baiyin |
| County | Huining |
| Area | |
| • Town | 329 km2 (127 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 13.48 km2 (5.20 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Town | 34,076 |
Just west of the town is are ruins of a Jin dynasty (1115–1234) town, known historically as Huizhou (会州), but known today as Guohama (郭虾蟆), named after general Guo Hama (zh:郭虾蟆)[3] Towards the end of the Long March in 1936, PLA troops were stations just north of the town for 50 days.[4]
The town has significant watermelon farms.[5]
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